Re: While we're talking about stores - what percentage do you think you buy online?

I always prefer to buy my fragrances over the counter, and living in London most brands are easy to obtain. I tend to purchase my samples over the internet, and according to my accounts, online purchases amount to 12%.

Re: While we're talking about stores - what percentage do you think you buy online?

Maybe 10%. I tend to return a significant portion of my purchases after trying them for a month, getting to know them better, and finding out I don't like them as much as I thought initially. Can't do that (easily) if I buy online.

Re: While we're talking about stores - what percentage do you think you buy online?

My wardrobe contains 21 frags, 13 of which I bought online. Of the remaining 8, I bought 3 in the store and received 5 as gifts. That makes the percentage of online purchases 62% (I'm guessing the gifts were store bought).

I figure that percentage will rise as I don't see the point in buying from stores. It's almost always cheaper to get a TPC/Luckyscent sample and then buy on eBay.

Re: While we're talking about stores - what percentage do you think you buy online?

In the last few years the only fragrances I have bought in stores are Chanels because they are not usually discounted online. I have also bought a few Chanels online that are not discounted, but which are not readily available in the U.S.

Re: While we're talking about stores - what percentage do you think you buy online?

99.5%. Most of what I'm interested in is not available locally and I just don't usually have the time to travel to the one really good family owned perfumery in Frankfurt to try and buy fragrances. Price is obvously another factor and I've only ever found discontinueds through the net, in faraway places.

Re: While we're talking about stores - what percentage do you think you buy online?

Originally Posted by the_good_life

99.5%. Most of what I'm interested in is not available locally and I just don't usually have the time to travel to the one really good family owned perfumery in Frankfurt to try and buy fragrances. Price is obvously another factor and I've only ever found discontinueds through the net, in faraway places.

Yes. The HTF frags can only be found online unless your locale has one of the terrific shops with hidden gems.

Re: While we're talking about stores - what percentage do you think you buy online?

Since joining the Basenotes community 100% of my purchases have been online. Of those purchased,90% were blind buys. Most of the "classic" old school non Guerlain fragrances are not currently available in most brick and mortar stores (Nina Ricci's Signoricci instantly comes to mind). As we have recently discussed here, many of the classic fragrances are getting harder and harder to find online now. It will be interesting to see how the market for these frags will develop after the majors adjust their distribution contracts.

Re: While we're talking about stores - what percentage do you think you buy online?

Originally Posted by fraddicted

Since joining the Basenotes community 100% of my purchases have been online. Of those purchased,90% were blind buys. Most of the "classic" old school non Guerlain fragrances are not currently available in most brick and mortar stores (Nina Ricci's Signoricci instantly comes to mind). As we have recently discussed here, many of the classic fragrances are getting harder and harder to find online now. It will be interesting to see how the market for these frags will develop after the majors adjust their distribution contracts.